The author's main character, Willy Loman, is a traveling salesman that spends his whole lifetime trying to find success based on looks and popularity. ... Written in 1949, Death of a Salesman is widely regarded by many as one of the masterpiece play of 20th century. ... Its impact on our society has been so great that students, ranging from high school students to university students study Death of a Salesman and attempt to interpret its message. ... Given the complex and compelling traits of the male characters in Death of a Salesman, it is surprising that Miller chose to give so little ...

• Word Count: 4675
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• Grade Level: High School

The phenomenon of Death of a Salesman has been the same all over the world. ... Miller's personal history is demonstrated in his sensitive and passionate writing in Death of a Salesman (Griffin 41). ... Heilman states that Miller, turned to more vigorous characters who cause suffering rather than uncomprehendingly suffer, he portrayed an evil rooted in human nature overwhelming the community, he made advances toward complexity of motive, and he began to discover inner division (160). ... The Crucible has a narrator, a voice not a character, that tells us about the characters and the actio...

• Word Count: 11015
• Approx Pages: 44
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• Grade Level: High School

Whilst striving to attain the dream the central characters of the texts exhibit different emotions; exhaustion and energy. ... Another character that oozes with energy is Myrtle; who seems alive and vibrant. ... By becoming a salesman, he has embraced his desire, and turned his back on the original, pioneering spirit of the American Dream, "Why didn't I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time! ... He appears to be a dubious character; he mentions that his cuff links were composed of the "finest speci...

• Word Count: 3225
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• Grade Level: High School

Because of this, a large following of Rice's characters has developed, especially Lestat de Lioncourt. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. ...

• Word Count: 3126
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(Steinbeck, 1) These weather changes eventually affect the lives of the characters whom the reader is introduced in the latter. ... In chapter seven, the reader is shifted into the mind of a crooked car salesman who takes advantage of the great migration of farmers to the west by selling broken cars at outrageous prices, "listen Jim, I heard that Chevvy's rear end sounds like bustin" bottles squirt in a couple quarts of sawdust" (Steinbeck, 85) this suggests that car salesmen cheated their customers to gain more money at their expense. 7.What do the faces of the Joad family reveal abou...

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• Grade Level: High School

When Thompson was 15 his father, Jack Thompson, an insurance salesman who Thompson had little relationship with, died after a lengthy period of fatigue brought on by a rare disease called Myasthenia Gravis (gonzo.org). ... After his father's death, Thompson began a crime spree that has lasted the rest of his life. One could say that his father's death has affected his writing styles; unfortunately, Thompson does not talk about his father in any published article or book that he has been connected with. ...

• Word Count: 3077
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School